Jelena Jankovic defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the SRB vs RUS round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 5–4. That levelled the head-to-head at 5–5.
Jankovic J. came through in three sets.
Jankovic J. and Kuznetsova S. faced 19 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Jankovic J. went 18–8 (69%) against them, Kuznetsova S. 18–9 (67%). Results against comparable opponents are close (4 : 5 better-results split).
Hard: level 3–3 · Clay: Kuznetsova S. leads 2–1 · Carpet: Jankovic J. leads 1–0
Jelena Jankovic beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 4-6 6-3. Umpiry, "Jelena Jankovic vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — SRB vs RUS Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2010-02-06/jankovic-vs-kuznetsova-srb-vs-rus-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 6 February 2010).